The Role of Character in the Hiring Process: A Pilot Study Survey of College Seniors' Potential Employers

Autor/inn/en	Firmin, Michael; Proemmel, Elizabeth; McDivitt, Sarah; Evens, Jennifer; Gibbs, Lew
Titel	The Role of Character in the Hiring Process: A Pilot Study Survey of College Seniors' Potential Employers
Quelle	In: American Journal of Business Education, 2 (2009) 1, S.37-46 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1942-2504
Schlagwörter	Personnel Selection; Moral Values; Moral Issues; Morale; Employer Attitudes; Employment Practices; Ethical Instruction; Moral Development; Educational Needs; Occupational Surveys; Industrial Psychology; Individual Characteristics; Integrity; Employment Interviews; Organizational Change; Business Administration Education; College Programs; Education Work Relationship; College Seniors + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Personalauswahl; Personalentscheidung; Moral value; Ethischer Wert; Moraltheorie; Moral; Arbeitgeberinteresse; Berufspraxis; Ethics instruction; Teaching of ethics; Ethikunterricht; Moralische Entwicklung; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Berufsanalyse; Betriebspsychologie; Industriepsychologie; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Integrität; Employment interview; Employment interviewing; Einstellungsgespräch; Bewerbungsgespräch; Organisationswandel; Studienprogramm; College; Colleges; Senior; Hochschule; Fachhochschule
Abstract	We surveyed 31 prospective employers (65% response rate) regarding their views on character as part of the employment selection process. The results showed character qualities superordinate, relative to skills that prospective employees bring to potential jobs. We discuss survey results in light of business educators' responsibility for helping students to internalize ethical decision-making. Although the results show employers making few company changes due to the media's attention on corporate scandals, respondents express that the pool of applicants with strong character is shrinking. They expect that character training will occur prior to employment in a variety of milieu-including higher education. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01